Auston Matthews grabs the playoff spotlight for Maple Leafs Globe_Sports
Toronto Maple Leafs centre Auston Matthews celebrates his goal with teammates as Boston Bruins left wing Brad Marchand skates by in second period playoff action in Toronto, on Monday, April 15, 2019.Three years after he was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs, Auston Matthews arrived in Toronto on Monday night.
But by his playoff standard, this was Darryl Sittler running amok back when goalie pads weren’t the size of couch cushions. Speaking at the 2x-regular-speed monotone that all NHLers now use, Matthews played it super cool afterward. Mitch Marner is newer and more cuddly. John Tavares is older and more pedigreed. Morgan Rielly is more articulate and everymanish. Frederik Andersen never says anything, which is the most reliable way to get people to like you. Matthews is the guy who is good when it doesn’t count, but still may be great later. He’s Toronto’s superstar-in-reserve. Nobody’s on the fence about his talent, but a great many are still in that spot when it comes to his ability to force the issue.
In their habitual crumble time , the Leafs stiffened up. They looked collected, while Boston looked discombobulated.Asked afterward what exactly he liked about Toronto’s play in the final period, Rielly said, “Well. We won.” That’s what Matthews is dealing with. His window to achieving Toronto greatness is more like a rip in the fabric of space-time. If he ever takes proper hold of it, it’s not about this generation. It’s about every one of them going back forever.
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